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Andover vs Dracut vs Tyngsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (30.4%).
Dracut has the most affordable homes ($474k median).
Tyngsborough has the shortest commute (24 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Andover | Dracut | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,652Highest |
32,574 |
12,550Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1% MA: +7.4% |
+10.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.9±1Highest 7% above MA |
41.7±2 4% above MA |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Andover and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 16%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Dracut and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA |
$114,036±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$129,348±$18k 24% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
$473,900±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$552,500±$34k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA |
$1,839±$130Lowest 4% above MA |
$1,986±$404 13% above MA |
| Andover and Tyngsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,375Lowest 10% below MA |
$7,426 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.6%±7.4 MA: 51.8% |
72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Dracut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
6.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% MA: 62.5% |
79.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #68 of 282 in MA | #201 of 282 in MA | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Dracut | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Dracut Senior High | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
12.9Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.